Detours Plague Travelers On Evolving Road Network
Road work on the Princeton Beckley route causes slippery conditions and car damage hazards with completion expected next week. Matoaka detours and the Oakvale mountain road closure slow traffic while drivers report extreme delays across Glen Lyn to Princeton and alternative routes via Wytheville and Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton- Beckley
Matoaka
Owkvale
Glen Lyn
Princeton
F Vood
Athens
Street Cars Still Carry Many People in Cleveland Survey
A Cleveland survey of seven teen retail shops shows most shoppers reach congested districts by street car and motor coach with autos and walking remaining minor modes. In Chicago Stevens department store found about 85 percent of buyers arrived by street car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Sanaa
Chicago
Stevens Department Store
West Virginia motorists gain from 1930 tax repeal and highway funding
The A A A says the 70th Congress repealed the war excise tax on new cars saving West Virginia buyers from $2 to $150 per vehicle and reducing the annual car tax bill by $66 million nationally. Federal highway aid of 75 million yearly for 1930 and 1931 plus 7.5 million for forest trails will enable WV to plan main road projects and spur interstate road building. The era also marks U S participation in a Pan American highway conference in Rio and a sixth session of the International Road Congress in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Tay
Highway Department of
Seventieth Congress
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Congress
Senate
House
Bluefield Automobile Club Membership Card
An advertising piece extols a Bluefield AAA membership card as the ultimate auto accessory. It claims benefits including free tire changes, gas delivery, road condition advice from AAA, legal guidance, and safety programs, all for a $10 annual fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Automobile Club
Bluefield Automobile
AAA
Bluefield Automobile Club Expands Services On Strong Membership Drive
The Bluefield Automobile Club plans larger services and facilities by widening its membership. Since April 1, 24 new applications from relatives and friends have joined, with names listed monthly in the honor roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Automobile Club
Hienor
From Our Mail Bag Praises Auto Club Service
Readers commend the AAA club for prompt emergency help to a stalled car near Charleston and note savings from AAA emblem discounts on fuel oil and tires. Members report high satisfaction with road service and vendor responsiveness, with many promising renewed memberships and further support.
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AAA
Charleston
AAA Club
Welch
Harry 8S
Homan
Twin
W. Va
Fordson Coal Co
Routes to Houston for Democratic convention travelers
The report lists multiple routes from the Great Lakes, Washington, and western areas to Houston Texas. It recommends U S Route 21 to Bluefield and Bristol then the Lee highway through Knoxville Nashville to Memphis with alternates via Little Rock Shreveport Beaumont or Monroe Alexandria Lake Charles. It notes Old Spanish Trail and Colorado to Gulf highway options and mentions Martin Luther’s 1521 heresy trial in Germany.
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AAA
Houston
Texas
W. G. Jones
Motor League of South Texas
Great Lakes
Erie
Buffalo
Detroit
Bluefield
Bristol
Tennessee
Knoxville
Nashville
Memphis
Little Rock
Shreveport
Beaumont
Greenville
Monroe
Alexandria
Lake Charles
Washington
Virginia
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Terra Haute
St. Louis
Kaneag City
Vandalia
Cairo
Mississippi River
Sikestown
West Memphis
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Florida
Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Raton Paso
Amarillo
Vernon
Wichita Falls
Ft. Worth
Waco
Enjoin Conservation of Wild Flowers Along West Virginia Highways
The article urges conserving native wild flowers and forests along highways in West Virginia. It lists flowers to pick sparingly or not at all, cites public-spirited actions by A W Utterback and P B Payne promoting safer driving with the Bluefield Automobile Club, and notes AAA membership goals for 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.A.A. Motor Club
West Virginia
Joe Pye
Virginia
A. W. Utterback
P. B. Payne Hare
Bluefield Automobile Club
AAA
Bluefield
Gratuitous Horrors Afflict Tourist Gaze
An old column argues that lurid road signs and grim imagery along highways spoil the pleasure and distract drivers. It questions the value of skulls, coffins, and death scenes that warn of past accidents, suggesting they numb attention and fail to prevent recklessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liie
Catas
Benumb
Battle line flung around West Virginia counties
General Resistance, opposing forces commander, was captured on the First Assault and sent to the rear. General Determination, our own commander, has flung the battle line around Mercer Wyoming Mingo and Raleigh counties in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Wyoming
Mingo
Raleigh
West Virginia
Traffic regulations taught in the schools
A notice in ASK US ANOTHER outlines seven states with laws requiring safety or traffic regulation instruction in public schools. New Jersey North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming mandate teacher led lessons on accident prevention with specified weekly or monthly time commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Automobile Association
New Jersey
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Commissioner of Education
Ghost of Yellowstone Hotel Haunts Room 203
In Yellowstone Park Wyoming the Fountain Hotel room 203 rang nightly at six, though empty. A wall-bell was gnawed by a rodent, triggering the sound until workers found the cause after the 20 year haunt. Demolition planned this spring to end the legend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Fountain Hotel
Room 203
Park Rangers
General Park
Cape Frock Styles Show One-Shoulder Cape Over Silhouette
New cape frocks and coats debut with a single shoulder cape reminiscent of matador design. Some outfits feature heavy embroidery to highlight the dramatic cape detail and draw eye to the garment.
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West Virginian
Greever'’s
Bland Street
United Auto Service
Bland and Ellis St
Bluefield, W. Va
Barrett-Brumfeld
Walnut Stree
Raleigh Street
Seorge
Hult
Vocahontas
Sheweys Tire
Bluefield Ave
Bluefeld
Coburn Motor Service, Inc
Wyoming Street
Welch W. Va
Davie
Davis Garage
Farley
Mahaffey
Senecs Trai Miter Company
George W Bult Garage
Main Street
Acme Hardware Co
Lalee Company
Riverside Drive
Gary Road
West End
Davy Road
Virginia Avenue
Bluefield Road
Legal Service
Peery Building
Strother
Sale, Curd and Tucker
First National Bank
Tuefield
Hradahan W
Montcalm W
Northfork
Vovahovtas
Tacewell
W. Welch
Welch, W. Va
W.welch
Roanoke
Poin's
Wytheville
Lee
Williamson
Saeger
Johnnycake
Detoura
Oakvale
Entife
West Virginian Garage
Raleigh St
Dman
A. A. A. Club
Atwough
West Virginian Hotel
Federation
F Moto Vehicle Owners
TRA
Automobile Club
Our Lady
W. H. Quakemeyer
Greever
Phil Cohen
Shewey
Martin Luther
Germany
Worms
Auto Starter Shop
Sly Mouse
Auto Tops
West Va
Top Co
Hinefield
Coca-Cola
Edwin Clapp
Buick
Morte Motor Co
THE
Dodger
W. R. Keesee Co., Inc
Dodge Brothers
Bluefield Avenue, Suskeld
Bluefield Avesle
Blueveid
VW. Va
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